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Galatians 5:13

Yes, we were given freedom in Christ. He came to sacrifice His life so that I would be free. He came to carry the weight of my sin, he came to take the punishment of my sin for me. This freedom is given without charge, all we have to do is believe in him, believe in the Lord. Just because you're forgiven and we can ask for forgiveness and repent at anytime, it doesn't give us a free pass to continue living in sin. We can't actually live in that freedom until we are dead men. The Lord gives us that freedom once we understand what it is to be obedient to him. He will not start speaking into our lives until we are dead to the things of our past. We can't use the Lord as as a body wash. He isn't there to cleanse us once we become too dirty to handle it. Unfortunately, I used the Lord that way for countless years. I only came to Him when I absolutely needed Him and I knew that I couldn't do it myself. I came back just before it was too late. I would go back to church for maybe two weeks and then I would fall away again because I gave myself back the to the Lord. I confessed my sin and I was washed white as snow just so I could go back out into the world and roll around in mud again.
The Lords grace and mercy in my life is great and abundant and now that I am living in the light of the Lord I can honestly say that I was being foolish and immature. The way of the Lord is more beautiful than any plan that I ever could have conjured up. I am beyond thankful to finally understand the freedom that the Lord has to offer.

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